Kenyans react to Dennis Itumbi's statehouse sack

– Dennis Itumbi and his three colleagues in the PSCU team were sent home packing by President Uhuru on Wednesday, June 29

– The only member of the PSCU team who was retained was State House spokesperson Manoah Esipisu

– Kenyans took to social media to share their reactions, many celebrating the sack while some condoling with the four

Dennis Itumbi, Munyori Buku, Eric Ng'eno and James Kinyua were fired through a memo released by Head of Public Service Nzioka Waita.

The memo released on Wednesday June 29, 2016 stated that President Uhuru Kenyatta had disbanded the(Presidential Strategic Communications Unit) PSCU team due to "concerns of unstructured communications".

It is reported the four directors were barred from accessing statehouse and asked to wait for the president who at the time was away in Botswana.

The only member of the team who was retained by State House is Spokesperson and head of communication Manoah Esipisu.

As is the norm Kenyans took to social media with varied reactions on the sack. Most of the comments were directed to the Digital and Diaspora Communications Director, Dennis Itumbi who has been very vocal on twitter defending State House and the President. A situation which has earned him several attacks on social media.

Some social media users made fun out of the unfortunate incident

Some felt sorry for the four former PSCU directors;

https://twitter.com/Machukah/status/748234732836651009

There is always someone who thinks the whole situation is a step to something bigger;

It is believed that the team’s inconsistent and quick responses to the opposition on matters 2017 and 2022 elections led to the decision, as this and other such past instances “belittled the presidency” frequently.

Waita said PSCU will be relaunched after review and ensuring a more organised communication channel, where only the State House spokesperson will be allowed to issue statements involving to the Presidency.